Single vehicle accident reported late Friday afternoon

July 6, 2013

A call received by Berkeley County Central Dispatch at approximately 5:30 p.m. indicated a truck had struck a tree near the intersection of Wishbone Circle and Conservation Drive.

The Chevy Silverado pickup truck was carrying six passengers, according to Deputy C. Cochran of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. Five of the passengers were trapped. Two of these passengers, including a small child, were transported by medics to Berkeley Medical Center and then flown by helicopter to DC Medstar and Children's Hospital, according to a press release issued by the sheriff's department later in the evening. The release also said another child was transported to Berkeley Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries.

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Journal photo by Ron Agnir

Rescue helicopter Md. State Trooper 5 takes off with an injured child while paramedics quickly move an injured adult into the Life Net Medical Transport Helicopter Friday afternoon after a bad accident on Wishbone Circle in Hedgesville.

"Two were flown out, three were taken by ambulance. Two of those three were then flown, and the other one is still in the hospital," Cochran said.

The other three passengers, according to the release, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and later transported to Brown's Funeral Home.

The location on Conservation Drive was marked up with yellow tape to mark the scene, as investigating officers set up equipment to reenact the accident.

Tire tracks in the roped off area appeared in the grass on either side of the roadway.

The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department is currently investigating the accident, and will provide more details as they become available. Officers were assisted by fire crews from Hedgesville, Martinsburg and Bedington and by medics from the Berkeley County Ambulance Authority.

Criminal charges will be pending the outcome of the investigation, according to the news release.